What's Looking Good in August 2011

a small garden, but one of my favourites .... looks good for most of the year ... took me 3 minutes to mow the lawn

 

some david austin roses I planted 2 years ago in a garden ... (they are currently on the 2nd bloom this year, and are past their best)

 

and a few more david austin roses from the same garden

 

What are the names of the roses, Dim ?
In particular the purple one in this last picture.

 

I will post the names of the roses tommorow (am working there in the morning and have kept the lables on the roses .... bought them on the internet directly from the david austin site and were bare root ...

the yellow one is a climber .... strangely, I read that climbing roses seldom bloom twice a year, this one has done so for 2 years in a row

I remember the purple one .... it is actually advertised on the david austin website as a blue one .... it is supposed to start off purple, then turn to slate blue, but I have not seen the blue slate colour yet (after 2yrs) and is planted in full sun, and well fed ...

here is the link to the purple/blue one (I was undecided on this one, but opted for it as it seemed unusual) ... it is called Rhapsody in blue ... smells good and has lots of flowers, so worth considering:

Rhapsody In Blue - David Austin Roses

 

The minute you said turns to slate grey i knew you were talking about Rhapsody In Blue !
it's the most gorgeous purple colour, mine doesn't fade to slate grey though - it fades to a paler purple :WINK1:
When planted in a purple border this colour looks fabulous


You plant it near other colours in the colour-wheel though and it looks awful - dirty and grey, so keep it well away !

 

it's planted in a rose bed with other coloured roses ... this one is at the far end, as it's the largest of the bushes ... found an old email to david austin ....

here are a few in that bed (I bought 2 batches)

the yellow one is a climber and absolutely stunning as it makes loads of flowers ... the bed is in front of a home office, and I planted this against the wall with a red climber and a jasmine creeper

the yellow one is called Graham thomas climbing nd won a few awards:
Graham Thomas Climbing - David Austin Roses

next to the blue rose, is this one (was the david austin featured rose of the year when I bought it in 2009) ... called young lycidas and I will definately buy more of these ... very strong fragrance
Young Lycidas - David Austin Roses

next to that one, is Scepter'd Isle ... another definate must have .... won a few awards for fragrance and makes lots of flowers
Scepter'd Isle - David Austin Roses

and, next to this one, is amber queen ... I was after another rose, but they were sold out ... can however say that I am exremely happy with this one as looks really good
Amber Queen - David Austin Roses

I cannot find the email of the others, but will check on the rose bushes tommorow

in the rosebed, there are daffs, tulips, lavender at the back, lilys, and loads of other plants (it's cottage style and planted full ... no space for weeds in this bed ... a bit crowded for the roses, but they are doing well)... this bed is a focal point from the lounge/patio and always looks good ... and always smells good aswell

:D

 

Went out for a sniff last night rootball but this nicotiana doesn't seem to be scented , still pretty though.

 

Plumbago.


Hedychium gardnerianum.


Daturas still flowering.


Bougainvillea a bit slow this year.


Erythrina christa galli


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A couple of others; Perennial Sweet Pea & Cerinthe :thumb:

 

I did put these in my own post, but thought I would share in the spirit of August!!

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Can anyone help identify this Rudbeckia?


















I wondered if anyone could help me with the photo quality. The photo quality is really clear, but somehow when I convert to JPEG I get this grainy look to my photos, I've noticed a few of you have lovely clear images. Can anyone help or suggest what I need to be doing? Lol

Thanks.

 

Pete the Daturas is absolutely stunning.

 

I work at an elderly lady's garden every 2nd week .... her late husband was very keen on cacti ... herewith a few pics from her greenhouse:

 

one of my clients is very much into growing fruit and veg .... his greenhouse tomatoes, peppers etc are in pots, but he places the pots on growmore bags and waters the growmore and not the pots ... he says this forces the roots to grow .... seems to be working though, as all the plants/fruits look very healthy